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Ann Acad Med Singap. 1981 Jan;10(1):107-11.
Scrub typhus is a widespread and at times serious infection in Asia. If results from central Malaysia can be applied, it appears to be economically important. Diagnosis is often difficult and treatment prone to fail if short courses of antibiotics are used. Prophylaxis is the key area of research with the development of a vaccine being the ultimate goal.
恙虫病在亚洲是一种广泛存在且有时较为严重的感染病。如果马来西亚中部的研究结果具有普遍适用性,那么它似乎具有重要的经济意义。诊断往往困难重重,而且如果使用短疗程抗生素进行治疗,很容易失败。预防是研究的关键领域,开发疫苗是最终目标。